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“This is a heavy beer, perfect for the winter nights ahead”, added Rob.

“The brewing process starts at 8am with the mash, this is where we steep the barley and water together for 90 minutes – we try to control every detail, the temperature and rations here are critical to the end product.”

Amazingly each beer is different. The kelp came from Gweek dried and ready to go, Keltek cut it into shorter lengths and added it to the mash, releasing the sugars to give us that all important sweetness.

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As well as the barley and kelp they used a blend of British and German hops to give a sturdy and smooth bitterness.

“Our range was missing a porter”, said Rob. “We have brews down at 3.4% ranging right up to 7.5%, but we had nothing as dark as this one, at this time of year drinkers tend to drink darker & heavier beers.

“We also want to show our creativity – brewing is an equal share of science and craft, we are aiming to bring out a number of new beers in 2018.”

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Naming the beer posed a small headache. The French word “Porteur” roughly translates to “doorman” or "gatekeeper", so Keltek has kept the name in line with the style of beer in a roundabout kind of way.

It also fits in with the rest of their range being based around the legends of King Arthur and his castles.

Meanwhile the 4% pilsner style lager, Swifties Cornish Lager, which is also produced by Keltek is now being supplied to local branches of Wetherspoons.

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Chris Wilson from Keltek said: “There has been much demand from drinkers at ‘Spoons’ for a quality Cornish lager and Swifties fits right into that.

“It is absolutely great to see our craft lager on the taps in such a large venue.